Psalms 119:85

Psalms 119:85 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
• New International Version (NIV)The arrogant dig pits to trap me, contrary to your law.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The insolent have dug pitfalls for me; they do not live according to your law.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The proud have dug pits for me, Which is not according to Your law.

Context of Psalms 119:85

83For I have become like a wineskin [blackened and shriveled] in the smoke [in which it hangs], Yet I do not forget Your statutes. 84How many are the days of Your servant [which he must endure]? When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me? The arrogant (godless) have dug pits for me, Men who do not conform to Your law. 86All Your commandments are faithful and trustworthy. They have persecuted me with a lie; help me [Lord]! 87They had almost destroyed me on earth, But as for me, I did not turn away from Your precepts.

Psalms 119:85 word by word

כָּֽרוּ־לִ֣י זֵדִ֣ים שִׁיח֑וֹת אֲ֝שֶׁ֗ר לֹ֣א כְתוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The proudזֵדzêd · arrogantH2086
• have diggedכָּרָהkârâh · to pierceH3738
• pitsשִׁיחָהshîychâh · pitH7882
• not after thy lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451

Cross-references for Psalms 119:85

• Psalms 119:78Let the arrogant be ashamed and humiliated, for they sabotage me with a lie; But I will meditate on Your precepts.
• Psalms 7:15He has dug a pit and hollowed it out, And has fallen into the [very] pit which he made [as a trap].
• Psalms 35:7For without cause they hid their net for me; Without cause they dug a pit [of destruction] for my life.
• Psalms 36:11Do not let the foot of the proud [person] overtake me, And do not let the hand of the wicked drive me away.
• Proverbs 16:27A worthless man devises and digs up evil, And the words on his lips are like a scorching fire.
• Jeremiah 18:20Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember [with compassion] that I stood before You To speak good on their behalf, To turn Your anger away from them.
• Psalms 58:1Do you indeed speak righteousness, O gods (heavenly beings)? Do you judge fairly, O sons of men?

Commentaries on Psalms 119:85

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 85The proud have digged pits - The Vulgate, Septuagint, Ethiopic, and Arabic, translate this verse thus: "They have recited to me unholy fables, which are not according to thy law." They wish us to receive their system of idolatry, and the tales concerning their gods; but these are not according to thy law. The Anglo-Saxon is the same: They quothed me the unrightwise spells; but no so so law thine.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 85The proud - Those in high life, or of exalted rank. See the notes at Psalm 119:51. Have digged pits for me - See the notes at Psalm 7:15. Compare Psalm 35:7; Psalm 57:6; Psalm 94:13. Which are not after thy law - The word which here refers not to the pits, but to the proud. They who have done this are people who do not regard thy commands; people who are open and public offenders. It is that class of people with whom I have to contend - inert who set at…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 81-88Verses 81-88 The psalmist sought deliverance from his sins, his foes, and his fears. Hope deferred made him faint; his eyes failed by looking out for this expected salvation. But when the eyes fail, yet faith must not. His affliction was great. He was become like a leathern bottle, which, if hung up in the smoke, is dried and shrivelled up. We must ever be mindful of God's statutes. The days of the believer's mourning shall be ended; they are but for a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 85-88God's word is trustworthy. This contrasts with the lies of the enemies who hunt the psalmist without reason (see Psalm 119:78).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 84-8784-87. The shortness of my life requires that the relief afforded to me from mine enemies should be speedy.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 119:85

• Instruction
• Persecution
• Pit

In the dictionaries

• Break
• Comfort
• Delight
• Depart
• Establish
• Hallel
• Horror
• Incline
• Judgment
• Judgments of God

Commentaries on Psalms 119

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings